Mutual impedance extraction and varactor calibration technique for ESPAR antenna characterization

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3713-3720

  Han, Qing ^a   Hanna, Brett ^b   Inagaki, Keizo ^a   Ohira, Takashi ^a  

^a ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^b Startronics   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive arrays; Anechoic chambers; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Calibration; Current measurement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ARRAYS; ANTENNA MEASUREMENT; ANTENNA RADIATION PATTERNS; BEAM DIRECTION; CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; DIRECT ACQUISITION; DIRECTIVITY PATTERN; ELECTRONICALLY STEERABLE PARASITIC ARRAY RADIATOR ANTENNA; ELEMENT ARRAY; ESPAR ANTENNAS; FAR FIELD MEASUREMENT; HALF POWER BEAM WIDTHS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; MEASURED CURRENTS; MUTUAL IMPEDANCE; NEAR-FIELD MEASUREMENT; PARASITIC ELEMENT; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; RF CURRENTS; VARACTOR DIODES;

ADAPTIVE ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; ANTENNAS; BIAS VOLTAGE; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; MEASUREMENTS; STEERABLE ANTENNAS; VARACTORS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 49549098345     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.886492     Document Type: Article

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